Word and Excel in HTML

K

Keith

Is there a way of adding a Word or Excel document to a HTML/ASP page as a
plugin?

Just like I can with PDF files.

So when a user clicks on a link to a Word/Excel document on my site, it
opens it within IE without any prompts.
 
N

Neal

Is there a way of adding a Word or Excel document to a HTML/ASP page as a
plugin?

Just like I can with PDF files.

So when a user clicks on a link to a Word/Excel document on my site, it
opens it within IE without any prompts.

Just link to the file. If their browser is so configured and they have the
necessary software, it should automatically open the file in the correct
program.
 
T

Todd Shillam

Keith said:
Is there a way of adding a Word or Excel document to a HTML/ASP page
as a plugin?

Just like I can with PDF files.

So when a user clicks on a link to a Word/Excel document on my site,
it opens it within IE without any prompts.

Keith,

Why don't you just save the Word Document as an HTML file, then create a link within your code
accordingly? Seems like it would be much easier; not to mention, you could launch the HTML Word
Document in a blank window too--just a thought.

--
Best regards,

Todd Shillam
Information Technology Consultant
Shillam Technology
http://shillamtechnology.point2this.com
 
D

Deryck

Why don't you just save the Word Document as an HTML file, then create a link within your code
accordingly? Seems like it would be much easier; not to mention, you could launch the HTML Word
Document in a blank window too--just a thought.

Wouldnt that produce a very large amount of superfluous and convoluted
mark-up?

Deryck
 
S

SpaceGirl

Deryck said:
could
launch the HTML Word

Wouldnt that produce a very large amount of superfluous and convoluted
mark-up?

Deryck

You could always pass it through DreamWeaver's Word cleanup tool. Or better
still, just save the documents as PDF.
 
T

Todd Shillam

Deryck said:
Wouldnt that produce a very large amount of superfluous and convoluted
mark-up?

Deryck,

Yes--you are correct; however, it was only a suggestion in terms of feasibility. I leave the choice
for such a circumstance at the person's discretion. However, it is a possibility. Meanwhile,
SpaceGirl (in another post) suggested using Dreamweaver's Word tool--that looks like a pretty good
idea.

--
Best regards,

Todd Shillam
Information Technology Consultant
Shillam Technology
http://shillamtechnology.point2this.com
 
K

Kris

"Keith" <@.> said:
Is there a way of adding a Word or Excel document to a HTML/ASP page as a
plugin?

Just like I can with PDF files.

So when a user clicks on a link to a Word/Excel document on my site, it
opens it within IE without any prompts.

Not to put you down but
a) I don't use IE (and the one you mean, I don't even have; I am on a
Mac)
b) I don't have Word. How can I open your file?

I'd say PDF or RTF is a much better choice. At least I can open that.
About how the file gets processed after download, the best thing you can
do is providing the correct MIME type for the files (ask your server
admin). What happens after that is beyond your control, but most of the
time something will happen that the visitor wants. If that is not
enough, you can write up some instructions with it that will be helpful
forever to those who need them.

Goodluck.
 
W

Whitecrest

Why don't you just save the Word Document as an HTML file, then create a link within your code
accordingly? Seems like it would be much easier; not to mention, you could launch the HTML Word
Document in a blank window too--just a thought.

Your being facetious right?
 
T

Toby A Inkster

Deryck said:
Wouldnt [saving a Word document as HTML] produce a very large amount of
superfluous and convoluted mark-up?

Yes, but a Word-produced HTML file is better than a Word-produced DOC file.
 
W

Weyoun the Dancing Borg

Keith said:
I think I will go the PDF route - no hassles that way.

Thanks


heh - what if they dont have adobe acrobat reader installed?


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J

JayB

Weyoun the Dancing Borg said:
heh - what if they dont have adobe acrobat reader installed?

It's a free download as opposed to purchasing Microsoft Word or Excel.
 
W

Whitecrest

Yes--you are correct; however, it was only a suggestion in terms of feasibility. I leave the choice
for such a circumstance at the person's discretion. However, it is a possibility. Meanwhile,
SpaceGirl (in another post) suggested using Dreamweaver's Word tool--that looks like a pretty good
idea.

I went to your web page. As soon as I saw it, I understand your answer
completely. You have not only pushed the envelope, you have moved it to
a new demention (sic).
 
W

Whitecrest

Not to put you down but
a) I don't use IE (and the one you mean, I don't even have; I am on a
Mac)

Irrelevant, his users obviously do
b) I don't have Word. How can I open your file?

Irrelevant, the people that will open a word document will have word.
I'd say PDF or RTF is a much better choice. At least I can open that.

Irrelevant, the question is not how do I make a document everyone can
open, it is how do I make a word or excel document open.
 
J

JayB

Whitecrest said:
Open office a free download so they could use that.

I wish more people knew about that. I spent my last half of college using
Open Office while the rest of my class mates were bragging about their
_student pricing_ on Microsoft Office.

Hrm...I tried to tell them...
 
W

Weyoun the Dancing Borg

JayB said:
It's a free download as opposed to purchasing Microsoft Word or Excel.

you could use that argument to say that you can get the MS officer File
Viewer....


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Quiet, Pinky; I'm pondering.
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| \\ \ // |
[ || || ]
] Y || || Y [
| \_|l,------.l|_/ |
| >' `< |
\ (/~`--____--'~\) /
`-_>-__________-<_-'
/(_#(__)#_)\
\___/__\___/
/__`--'__\
/\(__,>-~~ __)
/\//\\( `--~~ )
'\/ <^\ /^>
_\ >-__-< /_
(___\ /___)
 
D

Deryck

Deryck,

Yes--you are correct; however, it was only a suggestion in terms of
feasibility. I leave the choice
for such a circumstance at the person's discretion. However, it is a possibility. Meanwhile,
SpaceGirl (in another post) suggested using Dreamweaver's Word tool--that looks like a pretty good
idea.

You're right Todd. You provided a possible solution the OP's problem. I
didnt mean to sound overly critical or dismissive of it.

Deryck
 
W

Whitecrest

I wish more people knew about that. I spent my last half of college using
Open Office while the rest of my class mates were bragging about their
_student pricing_ on Microsoft Office.

Open office is awesome. It gives you everything Microsoft office does,
(with the exception of some VBscript macros) it exports to PDF for free,
and to Flash for free.

Best of all, IT is free!
 
K

Keith

It's a controlled Intranet environment so everyone will have PDF reader.

Weyoun the Dancing Borg said:
Keith said:
I think I will go the PDF route - no hassles that way.

Thanks


heh - what if they dont have adobe acrobat reader installed?


--

Quiet, Pinky; I'm pondering.
_ _
/~\\ \ //~\
| \\ \ // |
[ || || ]
] Y || || Y [
| \_|l,------.l|_/ |
| >' `< |
\ (/~`--____--'~\) /
`-_>-__________-<_-'
/(_#(__)#_)\
\___/__\___/
/__`--'__\
/\(__,>-~~ __)
/\//\\( `--~~ )
'\/ <^\ /^>
_\ >-__-< /_
(___\ /___)
 

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